https://twitter.com/K_Niemietz/status/1704093894647161094
The think tank bros are not okay. Props to this dumbass retweeting all the people calling him a fucking idiot though. Good bit.
lmao
He’s done it again, a take even dumber than the last. Truly a sight to behold.
Capitalists can’t be supporting capitalism by being selfish and fucking others over for their personal gain!
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Not capitalism per se just capitalistic interests per se.
marx failed to consider this one
This reminded me of a passage from that Conspiracist Manifesto released a few years ago. It was, uh, not great, but this quote has always stuck with me:
At this point, it would be foolish to ask whether they are conspiring, the 1% who hold %48 of the world’s wealth, who attend the same type of schools, places and people everywhere, who read the same newspapers, succumb to the same fashions, bathe in the same discourses and in the same sense of their hereditary superiority
Of course they breathe the same air.
Of course they conspire.
They don’t even have to plot for that
apolitical
I already knew this meant “status quo warrior ashamed of sounding right wing” but recent interactions with federated Lemmy users have really hammered in what a bunch of bootlicking sycophants for capitalism tend to call themselves “apolitical” or “nonpolitical.”
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”
― Bertolt Brecht
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”
― Bertolt Brecht
Brecht was cookin
how much could a bean cost, Michael… ten dollars?
It does seem to be “apolitical” awareness day on lemmy. Saw multiple threads on how the nonpoliticals want everyone to stop posting political memes
I am a man who has never heard of emergence before.
Man, people this bad at their jobs can get and keep jobs, why can’t I?
Have you tried preaching the good word of free markets?
Have you tried preaching the good word of free markets?
LinkedIn 
Have you tried getting your rich dad or your connections at Yale to give you a cushy job that doesn’t actually require you to do anything? That might help.
Even at the lowest local level, governments grovel at the feet of businesses, dare they be seen as hostile to commerce
Assuming he’s not stupid and/or lying, looks like he’s so annoying that despite being a think tanker, no business association is willing to invite him to any ! meetings.
He’s the “head of political economy” at one of the oldest British neolib think tanks lmao
Head of political economy and completely oblivious of the entire field of political economy.
Imagine being a ghoul so odious not even the other ghouls want you at their table.
Lmao
how do all the birds know where the flock is going? nature really is a mystery
Birds are bourgeois
How much do you want to bet this person has a hidden checkmark?
I’m guessing by political he means “woke or anti-woke” which is a stupid way to gauge how political one is to begin with, but even then it’s stupid because while most business owners might try to appear politically neutral publicly (as a means of avoiding controversy that might affect their business), when you get to know them you find most are very solidly chuds
most business owners might try to appear politically neutral publicly (as a means of avoiding controversy that might affect their business)
It constantly surprises me how many businesses have abandoned this principle in the Trump era. There’s a new shop in my town that erected a huge sign that says, “Vote out the corrupt Democrats in all 50 states!”. This is in a town that voted 71% for Hillary Clinton in 2016. I don’t understand a business owner that would try so hard to get the majority of residents to avoid their business.
What does “high-status conspiracy theory” mean? Cuz every “high-status capitalist” seems to keep blaming the Jews without fail.
“[insert random class here] are comically apolitical. They only care about their own [insert activity/property here]. The idea they all work together, as a class to prop up [contemporary social economic system here], is… not plausible”
Ok so that is the template now replace with the most comical examples you can think of
-Feudal lords/Castles/Feudalism
-Roman patricians/Villas/primitive accumulation(or slavery)
-Catholic Priests/Churches/Catholicism
So on, you’re right its absolute dumbest shit but it also stems from the complete misunderstanding of what “politics” is as well, I mean what are the chances the random person on the street even knows the actual origin of the word? How many Americans think politics was invented in 1776 or even later?
It’s amazing how these people have somehow managed to read even less theory than the average communist.
Why can’t I see replies on Twitter anymore? Did they remove that feature?
Yeah, you may be able to see it through nitter tho
Elon your fired
It’s impressive that he managed to make the pile of shit that was once Twitter become even worse. What will he think of next?
